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[-] moakley@lemmy.world 10 points 6 hours ago

Sometimes people are being sexist. Mansplaining is a real thing that happens. You may not see the need for the word because you personally don't need it, but maybe you can understand that there a lot of people who do need it?

[-] NotANumber@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 5 hours ago

I mean sure, but you can't deny it's misused sometimes. I never said it didn't happen at all. Stop reading what I didn't write.

[-] moakley@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago

Yes, it's misused sometimes. And it sounds like you agree that sometimes it's the right word for the situation.

If a man inaccurately and smugly trying to correct a female astronaut, punctuating it with "Simple thermo", isn't the right time to use "mansplaining", then when would be?

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